Kontich, April 9th. – GC innovate, representing all Google Cloud experts within De Cronos Groep, has received the Google Cloud Public Sector Partner of the Year Award for EMEA – Healthcare. This prestigious award was presented at Google Cloud’s annual flagship event, Google Cloud Next ‘24 in Las Vegas.
“Google Cloud’s Partner Awards celebrate the transformative impact and value that partners have delivered for customers,” said Kevin Ichhpurani, Corporate Vice President, Global Ecosystem and Channels at Google Cloud. “We’re proud to announce De Cronos Groep as a 2024 Google Cloud Partner Award winner and recognize their achievements enabling customer success from the past year.”
De Cronos Groep, has been awarded for its exceptional work deploying Google Cloud solutions within healthcare organizations. This recognition highlights De Cronos Groep’s deep understanding of the specific needs of healthcare organizations, including strategic projects at UZ Leuven and LCM with Google Cloud’s innovative technology.
“Cronos has been a trusted partner for the public sector for over 20 years. We’re pleased to see that we’re also making significant strides with Google Cloud and look forward to assisting public organizations in leveraging the latest cloud solutions
In recent years, De Cronos Groep has established impactful collaborations with public organizations, including UZ Leuven. “Our collaboration with De Cronos Groep exemplifies the power of strategic partnerships,” stated Reinoud Reynders, IT Manager Infrastructure and Operations at UZ Leuven.
“What started as a vendor-contract for Google Cloud support and billing services, evolved into a strategic partnership where GC innovate’s experts became trusted advisors towards UZ Leuven’s IT teams. Their expertise was instrumental for us to make the right choices and to build our new state-of-the-art data platform.
“This new platform leverages Google Cloud technologies, including BigQuery and Looker, to create a centralized data warehouse for UZ Leuven’s clinical data with a strong focus on security and data privacy. The platform significantly improves restricted access to relevant data for doctors and academic researchers, ultimately leading to better patient care and research.”
These successful collaborations solidify De Cronos Groep’s position as a trusted partner for Google Cloud in the public sector. Flemish and local governments seeking to harness the power of Google Cloud can leverage the VITO ICT Infra 2023 contract to access De Cronos Groep’s Google Cloud expertise for cloud solutions.